Soft and Delicious Alfajores Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 Cup All Purpose Flour
• 1 Cup Cornstarch
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• ¼ Teaspoon Salt
• 2/3 Cup Powdered Sugar
• ¾ Cup Unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 Teaspoon Lemon Zest
• 1 ½ Teaspoon Vanilla extract (or vanilla paste)
• 1 large Egg (plus 1 egg yolk)
• 1 Cup Dulce de leche

Steps

1. 1

   In a medium bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and powdered sugar.

2. 2

   In a large bowl add the butter and either beat it with a paddle or use a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the lemon zest, vanilla, egg, and egg yolk and mix until just combined.

3. 3

   Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined. Be sure to scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is completely mixed in.

4. 4

   Form a large ball with all the dough and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Transfer to the fridge and chill for 30-40 minutes.

5. 5

   Preheat the oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Let the dough sit at room temp for about 5 minutes or so and then roll to ¼ inch thick. Use a round or scalloped-edged cookie cutter to cut out cookies.

6. 6

   Bring together the scraps and reroll the dough to get as many cookies as you can. Chill the cookies in the fridge for about 10 minutes before baking.

7. 7

   Bake the pans of cookies for about 8 minutes, just until the edges start to turn golden. You don’t want the whole cookie to be golden, just the very edges. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

8. 8

   Spoon the dulce de leche into a piping bag and pipe about 1-2 teaspoons in the middle of one cookie. Sandwich a second cookie onto the first. Refrigerate until ready to serve.